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Pavel Datsyuk back to Detroit Red Wings? Not so fast, says agent

Pavel Datsyuk is not ready to retire from professional hockey. But beyond that, his agent urged caution on the Datsyuk-NHL comeback buzz.

Speaking to the Free Press Thursday, Dan Milstein, who has represented Datsyuk as his sole agent since 2014, said Datsyuk might consider returning to the NHL three years after leaving. If so, the agent believes there’d only be one club in the mix: the Detroit Red Wings.

“It has been blown out of proportion,” Milstein said, regarding Google translations of what he told Russia’s Match TV. “Pavel is not ready to retire.